US8087720B2 - Vehicle closure panel assembly and method - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
- B62D25/00—Superstructure or monocoque structure sub-units; Parts or details thereof not otherwise provided for
- B62D25/08—Front or rear portions
- B62D25/10—Bonnets or lids, e.g. for trucks, tractors, busses, work vehicles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
- B60J5/00—Doors
- B60J5/04—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides
- B60J5/0468—Fixation or mounting means specific for door components
- B60J5/0469—Fixation or mounting means specific for door components for door panels, e.g. hemming
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
- B62D27/00—Connections between superstructure or understructure sub-units
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- B62D27/026—Connections by glue bonding
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- the present invention relates generally to a closure panel assembly and a method of fabricating the same, and more particularly to a hemmed closure panel assembly that is fabricated using combined processes of hemming and adhesive bonding of adjacent closure panels without induction, intermediate, or other heat curing of the fabricated closure panel assembly.
- One of the more common fabrication processes is adhesive bonding.
- Using an adhesive bonding process a layer of partially viscous bonding or adhesive material is dispensed on mating surfaces of adjacent closure panels which are ordinarily constructed of sheet metal.
- the closure panels can then be joined or welded together via one or more resistance welding techniques. Intense heat from the resistance welding process to some extent helps to locally cure the adhesive material in proximity to the resultant weld joint, with the remaining areas of the weld joint being purely adhesively bonded.
- the adhesive material is cured via subsequent heat curing and paint baking processes.
- adhesive bonding provides an improved fatigue performance and increased flexibility at or along the weld joint, irrespective of whether the closure panel assembly itself is constructed of like or of different materials.
- an adhesively-bonded vehicle hood panel assembly typically uses a fabrication process widely referred to as “hemming”.
- the term “hemming” describes the process of folding or bending one closure panel or sheet into or back onto itself, or into or onto an adjacently positioned closure panel.
- the adhesive/sealer material is dispensed or applied to one or both of the adjacent closure panels prior to the hemming process to add additional bonding strength.
- the bonded closure panel assembly is cured at an elevated temperature, usually by heating the bonded closure panel assembly in an induction or intermediate curing station and/or a paint baking oven.
- a closure panel assembly can be configured as a vehicle closure panel assembly, e.g., a hood panel assembly, a trunk panel assembly, a door panel assembly, etc.
- vehicle closure panel assembly e.g., a hood panel assembly, a trunk panel assembly, a door panel assembly, etc.
- a closure panel assembly can be configured as a vehicle closure panel assembly, e.g., a hood panel assembly, a trunk panel assembly, a door panel assembly, etc.
- closure panel assembly includes a first or inner panel and a second or outer panel, with the first and second panels positioned adjacently to each other and then hemmed to form a hem seam around the perimeter of the closure panel assembly. That is, a portion of the outer panel is bent, folded, or otherwise hemmed back onto or at least partially around the perimeter of the inner panel to form the hem seam, along with adhesive/sealer bonding at the hem seam as described above.
- various surfaces of the inner panel are subjected to a different predetermined deformation process in order to create predetermined surface features on the inner panel.
- a textured surface formed or provided on one surface of the inner panel provides a frictional interface between the inner and outer panels, thus increasing the friction level and bonding strength at or along the interfaces between the inner and outer panels relative to a baseline friction level provided by a conventionally bonded and induction cured panel assembly.
- a layer of adhesive/sealer material is dispensed or applied between the adjacent panels.
- the textured surface feature and a crimped edge surface feature secure or affix the inner and outer panels together without requiring the conventionally-applied subsequent step of induction or intermediate curing prior to any final paint baking operation.
- a closure panel assembly such as a vehicle hood panel, trunk panel, door panel, etc.
- the inner panel has a textured surface feature, such as a series or set of radial projections, surface asperities, or another relatively high-friction surface finish or texture.
- the inner panel also has a crimped edge surface feature, which can be swaged or otherwise deformed to increases the diameter or thickness of an edge of the inner panel.
- a layer of adhesive/sealer material is dispensed or applied to either or both of the inner and outer panels at the interfaces therebetween.
- the outer panel is folded, bent, or otherwise hemmed back onto or around the first panel. Because of the textured and crimped surface features, the need for any induction or intermediate curing of the adhesive material in the conventional manner is eliminated.
- a method of forming such a closure panel assembly includes forming textured and crimped edge surface features on a first or inner panel, applying a layer of adhesive/sealer material to the first and/or the second panels at the interface between the panels, and folding, bending, or otherwise hemming the second panel to the first panel to form a hem seam.
- the first and second surface features act to increase the friction level at or along the interfaces between the first and second panels relative to a baseline friction level of a conventionally bonded or weld bonded and induction cured closure panel, thus affixing, securing, or attaching the first panel to the second panel at or along the hem seam without the need for heat curing of the adhesive material.
- the forming of the crimped edge surface feature can include subjecting an edge of the first panel to a swaging process, i.e., by interposing the first panel between respective portions of a swaging block or die and then hammering, adapting, or otherwise shaping the first panel to thereby form a series of suitable radial projections or asperities.
- Forming the textured surface feature can include subjecting a surface of the first panel to a concurrent or separate coining process to thereby provide the first panel with a set of radial projections or other desired surface asperity.
- the method can optionally include resistance welding of the first and second panels, such as by spot welding at a plurality of discrete weld joints at or along the hem seam, to further increase the strength of the fabricated closure panel assembly.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of an exemplary vehicle closure panel assembly
- FIG. 2 is a prior art schematic cross-sectional side view of a closure panel assembly showing areas of potentially increased residual stress
- FIG. 3 is a flow chart describing a process or method for fabricating the closure panel assembly exemplified in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional side view of a fully-fabricated vehicle closure panel assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- a closure panel assembly 10 includes a first or inner panel 12 and a second or outer panel 18 .
- the closure panel assembly 10 of FIG. 1 is configured as an exemplary hood panel assembly for use with a vehicle (not shown), although other vehicular and non-vehicular closure panel assemblies can also be used within the scope of the invention.
- the closure panel assembly 10 can be embodied as a trunk panel or door panel assembly for a vehicle or a non-vehicular object, or any other panel assembly in which one sheet metal panel is placed adjacent to another and subjected to a hemming process as described above.
- the closure panel assembly 10 includes a hem seam 14 having a width H.
- the hem seam 14 is formed by folding, bending, or otherwise hemming the outer panel 18 with respect to the inner panel 12 . After hemming, if necessary the hem seam 14 can be resistance-welded to further increase the durability and bond strength between the panels 12 , 18 .
- adhesive bonding alone, in some embodiments, can be used without departing from the scope of the invention.
- a series of discrete spot-welds 16 can be used around the perimeter of the hem seam 14 , with the spot welds 16 being approximately equally spaced.
- the hem seam 14 can be continuously welded around its perimeter using, by way of example, laser welding, arc welding, or other continuous welding techniques.
- the inner panel 12 and the outer panel 18 can each be constructed of similar or different types of sheet metal.
- the panels 12 , 18 can be constructed substantially or entirely of aluminum or other suitable light weight metal.
- a closure panel assembly 10 A is shown in cross-sectional side view to show in more detail the interrelation of the various layers after hemming and weld bonding have been completed according to a conventional process or method.
- a layer of adhesive material 22 is dispensed or applied between the inner panel 12 and the outer panel 18 , with the hem seam 14 formed by folding, bending, wrapping, or otherwise hemming the outer panel 18 with respect to the inner panel 12 . If necessary, spot-welds 16 are formed on the exposed outer panel 18 to further bond the panels 12 , 18 .
- the hemming process forms a hemmed edge 20 having a bent inner wall or surface 34 .
- the hem seam 14 at least partially encloses an edge surface 37 of the first panel 12 adjacent to the inner surface 34 .
- the adhesive material 22 fills a cavity 38 defined by the panels 12 , 18 and the inner surface 34 , as well as a pair of substantially flat or linear interfaces (arrows A, B) between the panels 12 , 18 .
- the interfaces (arrows A, B) are shown much larger or wider than they would actually appear subsequent to bonding, as will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.
- the adhesive material 22 is squeezed or forced from the interfaces so that the panels 12 , 18 are immediately adjacent to one another. Adhesive material 22 would remain in the cavity 38 .
- the surface 28 of the outer panel 18 is oriented toward the first panel 12 , with the layer of adhesive material 22 bonding thereto.
- a residual stress area shown generally at 24 is present within the hemmed end 20 of the closure panel assembly 10 .
- the term “residual stress area” generally describes a localized area of relatively increased or elevated stress subsequent to hemming, conventional heat curing, and paint baking. Such residual stresses can result in perceivable surface distortion levels of approximately ⁇ 1 to 5 millimeters. Additionally, the residual stresses can result in elevated plastic strain, caused primarily by adhesive shrinkage occurring subsequently to the hemming process during inductive or intermediate heat curing. Accordingly, the assembly and method of the invention are provided to eliminate such heat curing from the fabrication process, as set forth below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 .
- a fabrication process or method 100 is provided for minimizing or eliminating the distortion and plastic strain of the closure panel assembly 10 as described above.
- an edge surface 37 of the inner panel 12 is at least partially crimped or otherwise deformed to form a crimped edge surface feature 33 , such as by subjecting the edge surface 37 to a swaging process.
- the term “swaging” describes a cold working metal forming technique in which the metal is plastically deformed to a final desired shape using a controlled application of high pressure, either by interposing the metal sheet between respective halves of a swage block or die and forcing the metal sheet to adapt to the features of the die, by hammering, or by other applied force.
- a relatively high frictional surface pattern or textured surface feature 30 is formed on a main surface 29 of the inner panel 12 .
- the textured surface feature 30 can be formed in various ways, for example by subjecting the main surface 29 of the inner panel 12 to a coining process to thereby form a set of radial projections, bumps, asperities, or other desired surface feature as shown at the interface (arrow B) of FIG. 4 .
- the term “coining” refers to another cold working metal forming technique that also uses a great deal of force to plastically deform a workpiece, such as the outer panel 18 , so the outer panel 18 conforms to a contour or shape of a die.
- Coining can be performed using a gear-driven press, a mechanical press, a hydraulically-actuated press, etc., and can provide either high relief or very fine features as required.
- a layer of adhesive material 22 is dispensed or applied to either or both of the respective first and second panels 12 , 18 at the interfaces indicated by arrows A and B.
- the interfaces indicated by arrows A and B are shown much larger or wider than they would actually appear after bonding is complete, i.e., after the adhesive material 22 has been forced or squeezed from the interfaces.
- the adhesive material 22 could be constructed of one or two polymers, such as an epoxy-based adhesive/sealer or other suitable material providing strong bonding capabilities at or along the interfaces indicated by arrows A and B in FIG. 4 , while also providing strong sealing capabilities with relatively weak bonding capabilities within the cavity 38 .
- the adhesive material 22 may have a low rate or amount of shrinkage to minimize distortion at the hemmed end 20 as described above, with a maximum allowable adhesive shrinkage rate of less than approximately 5% by volume according to one embodiment.
- the outer panel 18 is hemmed to the inner panel 12 to thereby form the hem seam 14 (see FIG. 1 ) having the width H.
- the textured surface feature 30 comes into frictional contact with the surface 28 of the outer panel 18 at or along the hem seam 14 at the interface indicated by arrow B, thereby providing a sufficient frictional interface between the adjacent panels 12 and 18 .
- the combination of the crimped edge surface feature 33 and the textured surface feature 30 formed in accordance with the method 100 of FIG. 3 helps to affix, secure, or attach the panels 12 , 18 together without requiring induction or intermediate heat curing of the adhesive material 22 prior to any subsequent finishing process, e.g., paint baking.
- the adhesive material 22 is then allowed to self-cure.
- the closure panel assembly 10 can then be painted, coated, and/or baked as needed depending on the particular design or intended use of the closure panel assembly 10 .
- Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the assembly and method set forth above can also be applied to hemming of three panel stack-ups. Likewise, by controlling or providing the adhesive material 22 with various bonding and sealing properties, the concept can be readily applied to steel inner panel/aluminum outer panel designs or other designs utilizing other dissimilar metals.
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